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KI? "TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE, ANO IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THB HAY: THOU OANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN." By STECK, SHELOR & SCHRODER. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, .WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1010. Every A Sat?s?fie Wc expect to unload ai MAME TO-I We gave 84 Mules and I and every one a satisfied ov it an even J 00 for Novemb? Come to see us! They a they were. C. W. ?? J. E. WALHAI IT PAYS TO Bl FROM TUB REGULAR ARMY. W, B. Cooley Write? Home-Chrlst inuo Dinner in Franco? The following letter was received Monday by Mrs. M. A. Cooley, from her son, W. B. Cooley, of the regu lar army: Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va., Nov. 16, 1917.-My Dear Mother and Sis ter: I received .the papers and was glad to get them, for I like to read about aH* of my friends that were drafted and also those who volun teered to lick the Germans. Of course the "regulars" come first with vme. The drafted men are-o. k., but they cannot compare With the "reg ulars." (I am speaking rf om th? ex perience that L have, had with - the drafted men' In this camp). The drafted men are always homesick. Regulars get homesick, too, but we know what it means to be here, and do not worry ourselves over the war or home. We do what we are told to do, and always try to be cheerful. But it is different with the drafted men we have here. My only hope Is that every man from-the dear oki' State of South Carolina, and the men from Oconee county, will all try and bo better soldiers than any of the regulars before them, so that when the awful war ls over we will all com? home and have a reunion and talk over the experiences we have had. Now mother, I will' close by say ing that I will probably eat my Christmas dinner in France, but I guess we will have plenty to eat. I will try and show you and ** my friends what we have to eat, so I am sending you a copy of tho bill of fare for yesterday. This is only for a week day, and on Sundays I always try to have a better dinner. I will send you a copy of a Sunday bill of fare later. I hope that some of my friends will write to me. We are always glad to get word from home and friends. Will close, with much love to you and sister, j William B. Cooley, . Mess Sorgt, Bakery Co. No. 1, Regu lar Army. Rill of Fare, Nov. 15. Breakfast-Steak and onions, brown gravy, oatmeal and cream, fried potatoes, bread, coffee. Dinner-Beef and cabbage, peas . and cream, rice pudding, bread, cof > fee. Supper - Boiled Frankfurters, brown gravy, candied sweet potatoes, doughnuts, bread, tea. Pickons Accident Proves Fu tul. A faiaJLaccident occurred on Sun day night, November 11th, in the Six Mllo section of Plckens county when an automobile /driven by Davis Dun can turned Ur tie, throwing him and his companion, Ed. Garrett, under neath tho car. Duncan was injured to the extent that ho died and Gar rett's condition ls said to be grave. Mr. Garrett, wo understand, is still confined to the hospital. Reports heard in Walhalla are to tho effect that there is small hope of his recov ery. No details as to the cause of the accident were obtainable. L. BLUM "The Store That Alv; And Makes the Lov Everything fe -1 Our IV "Quick Sales anc fwY>. ; nother car of fine young -lorses a home in October i/ner. Wc want to make sr. * ire not as high as you heard IA, S. C. JY FOR CASH. DEATH OF D. PIOKBNS CfRANT. Ead Came Tuesday of Last Week Af ter a Ixmg Illness. D. PIckens Grant died at bis home in Walhalla on Tuesday of last week, November 13th. He had been in falling health for a number of years, and death came as a release from great suffering, whioh he had borne patiently for many months. For the past six months preceding his death he had been confined to his room. Mr. Grant was born dune 27, 1856, in the Tamassee section ?of Oconee. He was a son of the Jato Hon. A. Bishop Grant. On NovembeY 18, IS86, he was married to Miss Esther H. Nicholson, a daughter of the 4^.^Uton: the Whitewater section bf Oconee. Mrs. Grant survives him, with the follow ing children: Mrs. Crayton 'Alexan der, of Tamassee; Misses Carrie and Jennie Grant, C. A. and W. P. Grant, of Walhalla, and Guy O. Grant, who ls with the 34th United States In fantry Supply Company, Fort Bliss (El Paso), Texas. Two sisters, Mrs. C. Jones and Mrs. A. Lay, of the Ta massee section, and two brothers, Thomas A., of Walhalla, and Wm. K. Grant, of Greenville, also survive him. The deceased was well known throughout Oconee, he having spent his whole life as a resident of this section of the State. Ho was a good citizen, a zealous Christian and a man known for his integrity and honor. There are many friends throughout the county who will join with Tlie Courier in extending to the bereaved family sincere sympathy in their sorrow. Funeral services were conducted at the Whitmlre Methodist church, of which the deceased was a member, on Wednesday of last week nt 12 o'clock. Dr. J. L. Stokes, of the Walhalla church, conducted the ser vices, after which the body was laid to rest In the Whitmlre cemetery, a large concourse of sorrowing rela tives and friends being present to pay the last sad tribute to tho de ceased. Seneca Man Arrested? Greenwood, Nov. 16.-O. A. Han nlcntt, of Seneca, was arrested here yesterday at the Southern station by Chief of Police M. B. Chandler, on the charge of enticing labor. Hun nlcutt ls said to have engaged ne groes to work on tho Sbuthern rali way at places where lt is being dou ble-tracked. He was released on a $100 bond. Hninfnll for Week. Rainfall for week ending Novem ber 18, at 7 p. m., is furnished us-by H. W. Brandt, co-operative observer. Tho record follows: Date- inches rainfall. N?v. 12-Cloudy. Nov. 13-Cloudy.29 Nov. l i-Cloudy.T. Nov. 15-Clear. Nov. 16-Clear.-? Nov. 17-Clear . Nov. 18-Clear . Rainfall for week .29 IE I%i TP H ?TLLW^ UP Everybody. lotto: i I Small Profits." BAUKNIGHT, fays Has the Goods" rest Cash Prices On ITALIAN LINKS MAY YET HOLD. , Mt nation (?rave, Hui Appearances In dicate n Stund. Italian Headquarters, Italy, Nov. j 15.-The flood gates of the Pia ve and j Sile rivers, northeast of Venice, have been opened by Italian engineers. The action of tho Italians in open-' ing the flood gatos probably means an j attempt to drown out the Austro Gorman forces which crossed the lower Piave several days ago at Gris olera, about 17 miles northeast of Venice. The flooding of the triangle formed by the two rivers and the Ad riatic also probably would make in effective any German attempt to debouch in force against the right flank of the Italian army along the Piave. South of San Donadl Piavo, the Silo and Piave rivers are very close together and near here flood gates were constructed to hold the rivers in check so as to protect the Venetian lagoon. On both sides of this triangle the land ls at or below sea level. Fighting IN Violent. Rome, Nov. 18.-Further attempts by the enemy to force crossings of the Piave river were frustrated by the Italian troops yesterday, and in a brilliant counter attack the Aus tro-Gorman forces which previously j had gained a footing on the west bank, in the Fagare zone, were com- | pletely swept out of this area, the war office announced to-day. The Austro-German forces, hem med in at the Zenson loop, tried to break out, but were repulsed with heavy losses and ultimately driven further back into the loom , - The Italian line on the Aslago pla teau is withstanding extremely vio lent attacks, the defensive units dis playing brilliancy in their resistance and in successful counter attacks. Recover Offensive Power. ,?tanan. .H^a.d.^ italy, Nov, 18.-The battle of ' the Piave river, as it will be known, now has developed to a stage where tho enemy's first attempts to make a breach in the Italian lines have fail ed. This defensive result has not only been accomplished by the Ital ian army, but time has been secured to effect that recovery from tho re treat which will permit the army to resume its offensive power as well as its defensive. The enemy was taking full advan tage of the delicate period after the retreat, knowing that every day counted for the restoration of the solidity of the Italian offensive force. In this knowledge, too, the Italian supreme command is proceeding me thodically, giving ground here and there, and holding elsewhere, as all this is part of a systematic plan to bring to the army offensive qualities to deal a blow at a chosen -moment. One hears talk In high quarters to-day that if the Piave line holds another few days tho tide will be turned, as its successful defense through six fearful days has estab lished that the enemy has his limita tions. \ Thus far nothing beyond battal ions have crossed the river, and no corps or brigade, much less divisions, have passed the deadline. Only at Zenson and Grlsolera are there any serious1 lodgments on the west bank of the Piave, and to-day the enemy was forced back to the river at Zen son and elsewhere, with more than a thousand men captured, while the flood waters bar him before Grlso lera. It is because the Piave has resist ed so well that the enemy now ls turning his attention to the north and trying to make a breach there which he failed to make on the Piave. Tho lino on tho north runs along Aslago, Cismon and Que ro, and there the Italian position re mnlns virtually unchanged. In th? east, where the mountain lin? Joins th? Piave, tho Italian position has been moved o little farther back, not in giving ground, but to solidify, the whole northern front from Mont Tondarecar, on tho west, to the Piav? on tho east, thus consolidating tho defense at the center ami on both of the wings. This is the situation to-night after one of the most trying weeks Italy has ever known. It makes the whole country breathe easier and await with serenity, almost confidence, those crucial days still ahead. - Hard Pressure Against Italians, Now York, Nov. 19.-Heavy CW8 SEEKING OHKIST. monnnii, Presenting (.Mutins ?copi?, Well ltccelved. Wd spent fore? did Jewl?| sp oki herftj lng. large. His encos peals cons! Uandi deed; of hil new a fee; lectl Ame tries op poi}: the 1 Jewft.fs "youl, the O did n them? kno lns th chose His s; plead tians^ pers to t clear may , Mi) force that; smalt could lt was those press Th Jewls Lord;? im me* lng pl and fi BJlbt it there has evor been a ju Walhalla whose words so ly 'appealed to his hearers as le of Elias Zimmerman, the [?pnvert to Christianity, who \|$. the Presbyterian church Sunday morning and even Zimmerman was heard by mgregutions nt each service, ?unting of his own expert ise of deep interest; his ap 'Sympathetic and Christ-like ition of his people at the Christians was touching Irt >$e doubt not that every ono tarers left the church with a / of I ho people of Israel, and "that, individually and col Athe people of Christian 'fias well ns of other coun been neglecting a great in the work of carrying $1 of Christ to tho latter-day ? pleaded Mr. Zimmerman, us ttiat the--Jews crucified ?tft. It is all too true. But [.Christ on the cross plead for Father, forgive them, for they what they do'? If Christ, bornent of rejection by His tapie, in the bitterness ot iy on the cross, could thus flthe Jews, should not Chris lay, instead of spurning and lg the Jews, seek to present 3W8 tho Crucified Christ so [so lovingly, th. this people [ttd to accept Cnrist?" Zimmerman spoke clearly, ak feelingly, yet so plainly |bite his broken English, the \ child of his congregation J?rstand his every sentence, idly a treat to hear him, aim ?o'henrd him were deeply im Ork of presenting to the copie the Christ, the risen s received a stimulus in this te vicinity. With the glv atlonal scope to such plain "pOful presentation of the claimSAdf the Jews upon tlie Chris tian woyld, the mission field of tho Prot?fidfrnt churshes would soon be exte^i^r lo, embrace as one'of its :isr$L .w;^'->ir^^W?tei8lnV???nr?*. ?th? Jews of tlie dispersion'1 ns well as those of the Holy Land. Tt would seem that the Jewish field is already "white unto the har vest." That this Tact will soon be universally recognized is indicated by the growth of the Jewish mission work represented by Mr. Zimmer man as well aa by the hearty cordial ity with which it was received lo cally. Walhalla has been genuinely aroused on this subject. We take it that this community may be consid ered typical of our country at large. The proper presentation of Christ to the Jews, it seems to us, should be a sot work of the Christian church. "To the Jew first, then to the Gen tile" was the original plan. The oall Is now "Christ back to the Jew through the instrumentality of the Gentile." Tho American soldiers wounded in in the German raid on a trench re cently are ail doing well In the base hospital. Some of them are suffering from painful wounds. masses of Austro-German troops aro being thrown ..against the Italian lines between the Piave and the Brenta in an effort to drive a wedge between the'italian armies defending the Plave line and those to the west, in the A8iago region. Comparatively rapid progress has been made in this operation within the last day br two, and it is becom ing clear that the main Austro-Ger man effort is centered St present upon what is probably the most vul nerable point in the Italian defensive line. Quero, on tho upper Piave, about 50 miles from the coaBt, was taken by the invaders, who subsequently pushed the left flank of their line west to tlie river a considerable dist ance south along the bank. Kurther west tho massed offensive movement has carried the Teutons to Monte Tumba, some five miles south of Quero, ahd they are attacking the front between this eminence and the river with a force which the Italians aro finding lt hard to cope with, de spite their m?8t desperate efforts. Italian Idno in Danger. Should the Austro-German thrust be carried much further hero tho en tire upper Piave line, from a point near Coneagliano, approximately 35 milos from the Adriatic, will bo in Teutonic possession, and lt is diffi cult to seo how the Italians in this case will be able to continue their hold on the southerly stretches of the river, whioh at present they are bravely and successfully defend i mr. In the Eastern Trentino the lt 1 ians have begun a counter offensive on the Aslago plateau which already has netted them gains. It is not ap parent as yet, however, that this movement ls in sufficient strength to const i tn te any menace to tho Austro German operations further east. Al thou gb tho Teutonic pressure from Asiago enst to the'Piave con tinues very strong, the Italians hold valiantly to thoir positions and the invaders- have been unable to make much progress. i CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA. IUSNIU to Remain Neut roi If Uenoo is Consummated. Uclrogrnd, Nov. 19-Oormntiy URB refused to treat for peace with tho low soldiers' and workmen's govern ment in response to a recent propo ml, according to the newspapers lore, which publish this nows as wining from a well authenticated muree. lt ls stated that Emperor William announced in lils roply that ho could treat only with tho legal successor to the Imperial government or with tho constituant assembly. In this connection the Volina ?or roda says lt has Information that the soldiers' and workmen's government, in the event of its failure to receive replies from the belligerents by No vember 23, reserves the right to make peace on Its own account, after which, if th? war continues, Russia will occupy a neutral position. Moscow Fighting Illoody. London, Nov. 19.-The fighting in Moscow between the Bolshoviki and troops of the provisional government has been far moro serious than any thing that has occurred in Petrograd, according to special dispatches re ceived here from the Russian capital. Three thousand persons, mostly civ ilians, have been killed or wounded in Moscow, according to the Daily Telegraph's Petrograd correspondent. The Dally Telegraph's Petrograd correspondent says he talked with a member of the Moscow city council who enme to Petrograd to appeal for help. He was besieged for four days In the council building, from which he made his way to the railroad sta tion tluough the Bolshevik! lines. Ho snid the real fighting began on N'ovemher 10, when the Bolshevik i force seized the kremlin. They wore ?xpelled by a party of cadets who, lu their turn, were killed by Bolshevikl. The revolutionists later were again 1 riven from the kremlin. From, November 12 onward, tho ilspatch adds, the councilman re ported that thc military operations were concentrated in the center of the city. The governemnt force con sisted of about 3,000 military cadets and a hastily organized white guard plentiful supply of Vlflos and a num ber of machino guns. Of the 100, 000 soldiers forming tho Moscow garrison, not moro than 15,000 sup ported the Bolshevik!. Most of tho regiments remained in their bar racks, but thousands of soldiers es caped from Moscow by train and on foot. Tho Bolshevik! Bed Coard in Moscow was composed mostly of boys from 12 to 18 years old. It has about IB Held guns, with which the kremlin was bombarded continuously from Sparrow Hill. From other points their, firing was very bad, tho shells falling wide of the mark, smashing private houses and killing the innitaes. Three thousand persons, chiefly members of the peaceful population, had been killed or wounded up to Wednesday, tho councilman said, and as there was no means of collecting Hie bodies, they lay for days where they had fallen. There had been continual firing in'THany parts of tho city from windows and roofs, and the population was terrorized and afraid to move. It was impossible to get food supplies to the center of the otp. No Americans injured ill Moscow. London, Nov. 19.-Robt, P. Skin ner, tho American consul general, has received a telegram dated Satur day, from the American consul at Moscow, saying that ho and other Americans In Moscow are all safe. The city was quiet at the time, but there had been much fighting, tho mesasgo said. ? PERSHING REPORTS CASUALTIES Two Killed in ?attie-Tlireo Aro Se riously Wounded. Washington, Nov. 19.-Gen. Per shing has reported to the War De partment that two mon were killed tn action on November 13. Three were severely wounded and four slightly wounded. The casualties ire* Killed-?ergt. .lohn F. Czajka, Milwaukee; Private Stanley Jano viez, Fast Boston, Mass. Severely wounded-Privates Karl IS. Aurand, Harrisburg, Pa.; Francis Belvlns, Eek man, W. Va.; Edward l<\ Cahill, Bakerton, Pa. Slightly wounded-*"Sorgt. John A. Logan, Mount Cnrmel, Pa.; Privates Chester Johnson, Forest Hill, La.. Robt. L. Redd, Burneyville, Okla, Gen. Pershing also reported that 3orp, Samuel Parrott, marino corps, lied November 10 from natural causes. His mother lives at New born, N. C. Private Valentino H. Newton, of Vrkville, N. Y., headquarters com lanv, marine corps, dlod November L?. from self-inflicted gunshot wound. Scrgt. Geo. E. Merklo, signal corps, vas accidentally killed November 17. Iis wife lives in Philadelphia. Sorgt Carl G. Show, Brooklyn, N. f.,'coast artillery, died November 15, itruck by train. Private Marcellus S. Cobb, Beak and, Maine, (infantry) died* Novem >er 10 of broncho-pneumonia. Private, first-class, Howard E. Rawlings, Warner, N. Y., headquar ers company, died November l l of ) roncho-pu eu ni on ia. CAMI* SEVIER QUA HANTIN ED. Several i>80? Measles, Uucuiuoniu and Meningitis. (Greenville Nowa, 17tl?.) Major L. D. Gasser, acting elliot of stafi', Thirtieth division, nuthorl/.od tho following statement last uight: "Due to an epidemic of monsles and eomo few casos ot pneumonia and meningitis, the soldiers will ho quarantined and not permitted to leave the reservation nor visit Green ville, Gamp Se vier or Paris. "All amusement hoosos in the reservation will bo susponded and not permitted to open, including tho Y. M. C. ?. bullldngs, the Knights of Columbus hall, the Hostess house and all other such buildings. "The post exchanges will l?e "iOB0d so far as allowing men to ? cor. They will bo required to maki openings so that the mon can bo ser/.ul on tho outside. M "The usual program of Instruction, administration and supply will ho carriod on. "This quarantine does not prohibit visitors from entering the camp, tho object being to prevent men from gathoring in closed buildings." The quarantine goes into effect Saturday morning. Major Gasser stated over tho tele phone last night that the situation was not considered serious, but tho quarantine was decided upon as a precautionary measure. It ?B believ ed that the diseases will be entirely eradicated in this way in the shortest possible time. Tho length of the quarantine, Ma jor Gasser thinks, will depend entire ly upon the co-operation the mon ac cord tho authorities. The quarantine, sweeping in its nature, will be rigidly enforced and applies to officers as well as mon. Six llave Died. Greenville, Nov. 18.-Six privates havo died at Camp Sovior In tho last two days of pneumonia following monsles, lt was announced to-night. Three of them succumbed to-day and three Saturday. The men who dlod to-day were Privates Hardy Dawson, George K. McCollum and Herbert E. Thariug ton, jSaturday weso riva tos Dee Lane, Dav.s C. Avent and Joseph Copper. situation Reported In Hand. Camp Sovior, Greenville, Nov. 18. -With the provisions of the quaran tine strictly enforced tho stroets of Greenville were yesterday almost de serted of soldiers. At Camp Soviel* little out of tho ordinary could bo noticed, as tho order does not Inter fere with drill or instruction, but little of this was going on ' vwny, qs Saturday is half holiday. Medical authorities emphasize the t..ct that the quarantine was ordered solely as a precautionary measure, and as tho quickest way of dealing with the sit uation. The number of casos of measles developing dally has fallon off considerably in tho last few days, having boon twice as largo as at pres ent, while there is les? pneumonia than was to bo expected in view of the prevalence of measles, and very few deaths from this cause. Cases of meningitis have all been sporadic in their occurrence, and nothing is to be feared from this source. At seve ral other camps both the hospital ad mission and the non-effectivo rates are higher. Venereal affection at Camp Sovior ?B practically non-exist ent. ^ ????? * Five ?Albs. Slink Sat imlay. * * London, Nov. 19.-Five Ger- * * man submarines wore destroyed * * on Saturday. Promier Lloyd- * * George made this announcement * * to-day in the House of Com- * * mons. * * * Tho premier said he had no * * farther fear of submarines. * * The statement was made by * * the premier in the debate on the * * creation of an inter-allied war * * council. * Catholic Services. On Sunday, November 25th, (tho fourth Sunday of the month) dovino services will be held in the Catholic church of St. Francis, Walhalla. Mass and sermon at 10..'IO o'clobk a. in, Tho public is cordially Invited to bo present. Welcome to all. On Monday, Novembor 26th, at 8 a. m., thero will he a momorlal re quiem mass held at St. Francis Cath olic church for the soul of Mrs* Rosa Fahnestock. All friends aro cordially invltod to attend. Fairview Shadow Party. On'Thanksgiving night a shadow party will be given by tho School Improvement Association of the Fairview school community. "Unelo Sam" will bo there to aid In the good work of tho association, and ho and- "Miss Columbi?," who will also bo thoro in person, will seo that a social hour is enjoyed by all who at tend. Everybody is invited to come. Tho benefits of the shadows will bo used for school purposes.